By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
By Jess Harter
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How fast can you eat spicy buffalo wings? As part of its two-year anniversary celebration this week, Flying Basset Brewing in Gilbert is holding a Hot Wing Challenge. For $10, you can get six special anniversary Hot Wings and a
Copper & Logs, a European-style gastropub with a wood-fired oven from the owners of Cuisine & Wine Bistro, has opened in Gilbert. It takes over the former home of Pizza A Metro, which closed in 2018, on the southwest corner
Gordon Biersch, a national chain of brewery restaurants offering elevated pub fare and German-style beers, abruptly closed its 13-year-old location at SanTan Village in Gilbert over the weekend. The chain’s only other Arizona location in Glendale also was closed. A
La Patrona Mexican Cuisine, a 9-month-old family-run restaurant east of downtown Mesa, was destroyed in a massive fire overnight. The restaurant was on the north side of Main Street, about halfway between Stapley and Gilbert, in a freestanding building that formerly
Goodbye, Char’d Brisket Dogs & Burgers. Hello, Char’d Asian Grill. Along with a new name, the 16-month-old fast-casual eatery on the northeast corner of Rural and Lemon in Tempe has unveiled a new menu. Diners build their own plates by
If you’ve perused the lineup for next month’s inaugural Gilbert Pizza Festival, you might wonder why Il Bosco in Old Town Scottsdale is going to be there. Well, it hasn’t been announced yet, but the fabulous wood-fired pizzeria is preparing
Hula’s Modern Tiki, a 1950s-inspired tiki bar concept, has opened its third Valley location at High Street shopping district in northeast Phoenix. It joins locations in Old Town Scottsdale and uptown Phoenix. The menu offers Polynesian-style foods such as luau
Elote Café, the award-winning Sedona restaurant from former Valley chef Jeff Smedstad, is moving to larger digs. The no-reservations Mexican eatery will close its 13-year-old location at the Arabella Hotel Sedona on Saturday, Feb 22, and plans to reopen in
The Valley’s restaurant scene is booming. There were 29 notable openings in January – nearly one new restaurant every day – ranging from world-famous Nobu in Scottsdale to the East Valley’s first Shake Shack. Openings Gadzooks Enchiladas & Soup, the
Mixt, a San Francisco-based chain of health-focused fast-casual restaurants, will make its Arizona debut at the Scottsdale Quarter this spring. Although best known for its large salads, Mixt also offers chef-crafted grain bowls, sandwiches, and market platters. The chain began
Ghett Yo Taco, the 2-year-old urban taqueria in downtown Chandler, has unveiled an expanded name and menu. Just a month after the closure of its sibling restaurant, B2 Burgers & Brews, the newly named Ghett Yo Tacos, Burritos & Sliders
The Stillery, a Nashville restaurant and bar popular for Southern comfort food and live country music, is coming to downtown Chandler. The 5,900-square-foot venue will open in the New Square development under construction in the former gravel parking lot behind
Chutneys Indian Cuisine, which has been closed for several months for renovations, finally reopens today on the southeast corner of McClintock and Baseline in south Tempe. The renovations and inspections took much longer than expected for Chutneys, which originally opened
Bar Louie, a Texas-based chain of self-described ‘‘gastrobars,’’ filed for bankruptcy Monday after abruptly closing nearly a third of its locations nationwide. A total of 98 locations remain open, including the only Valley ones at Tempe Marketplace (pictured) and Westgate
Twist Bistro & Gallery, a chef-driven restaurant and art space, is coming to The Summit shopping center on Scottsdale Road about eight miles north of the Loop 101 in north Scottsdale. It’s taking over a 1,876-square-foot space that formerly was
The Upward Projects restaurant group finally has confirmed the rampant rumors of the past two weeks: Postino will move into the just-closed Tempe Public Market Cafe. Construction is expected to begin in February on Postino’s seventh Valley location on the
Pour Wine & Taproom, which launched in southeast Mesa in February 2019, is opening a second location next to Steak & Stone at Falcon Field in northeast Mesa. The new location, called Flights Wine & Taproom, is taking over the
Sherpa Kitchen, the Valley’s first Nepali restaurant, has opened on the southeast corner of McQueen and Elliot in Gilbert. It takes over the space next to Filiberto’s that formerly was home to Indian restaurant Curry Garden, which closed in September.
Cock N Tails Modern Brasserie, a rock-and-roll-themed restaurant and bar, opens today near the northeast corner of Seventh Street and Bethany Home in uptown Phoenix. It takes over the space that formerly was home to The Hatter and Hare and,
Pho & Roll is taking over the former Pig & Pickle space on the northwest corner of Hayden and Thomas in Scottsdale. The 7-year-old gastropub closed last July. (Photo courtesy of Larry Padgett)
